Energy storage performance of BiFeO3–SrTiO3–BaTiO3 relaxor ferroelectric ceramics

Abstract

AbstractDielectric capacitors reveal great potential in the application of high power and/or pulsed power electronic devices owing to their ultrafast charge–discharge rate and ultrahigh power density. Among various dielectric capacitors, the environment‐friendly lead‐free dielectric ceramics have drawn extensive investigations in recent years. Nevertheless, the relatively small recoverable energy storage density (Wrec) is still an obstacle for their application. Herein, the (0.55−x)BiFeO3–0.45SrTiO3–xBaTiO3 ternary ceramics with 0.1 wt% MnO2 were prepared by the solid‐state reaction, and achieved enhanced relaxor behavior as well as breakdown strength Eb. As a result, the x = 0.12 ceramic exhibited superior comprehensive energy storage performance of large Eb (50.4 kV/mm), ultrahigh Wrec (7.3 J/cm3), high efficiency η (86.3%), relatively fast charge–discharge speed (t0.9 = 6.1 μs) and outstanding reliability under different frequency, fatigue, and temperature, indicating that the BiFeO3‐based relaxor ferroelectric ceramics are prospective alternatives for electrostatic energy storage.